The Knights tried to make a run at it, with freshman goalkeeper Mikki Lewis pushing Ali Fehling's strike off the left crossbar.

Kristin Shoemaker and Emmie Glavin each scored for Creekside, which set Lewis up with a chance to keep the game alive. Ponte Vedra's McKenzie Ryan ended any shot at drama, scoring and sending the Sharks to the regional finals and a date with either Gulf Breeze or Pensacola.

"You hate to see anybody lose like that," Ponte Vedra coach Dave Silverberg said. "For two teams that fight that hard and gave that much it's tough to see it end like that. But our hats go off to Creekside. They have the best defense we've seen this season."

Ponte Vedra's wasn't too bad either. While both teams had their chances, the game always felt like it was headed to a shootout.

Creekside controlled the first half, and came the closest to scoring with 20 minutes remaining in regulation when DeMarco took a cross from Alexis Colon and missed wide from short range.

"We both had a handful of chances," Lay said. "But you just figured it would go down to the wire."

Ponte Vedra's win marks the seventh consecutive season that county team will play for a regional championship. Silverberg is unbeaten in regional championship games.

This season, Ponte Vedra faced a push from Creekside unlike before.

The Knights had never beaten the Sharks before the District 4-4A title game and had just one postseason trip -- a quarterfinal loss to Lecanto in 2009.

"The girls have nothing to be ashamed or upset about," Lay said. "I know right now they're upset, but when they look back they'll be proud of everything they were able to accomplish."

Aside from the obvious, the Knights were able to establish something a lot less concrete. The county's typical powers -- Bartram Trail and Ponte Vedra -- will have no choice but to share the spotlight with Creekside.

"Creekside, we respect them," Hellett said. "This year they've improved a lot and come out and worked really hard."

Ponte Vedra blasted Bishop Kenny 5-1 in the quarterfinal round, before going scoreless against the Knights. Hellett said the Sharks were confident, but didn't think they would be able to repeat the performance.

"This was a much different game," she said. "Now it's time to move on and start looking ahead."